LYL Radio

LYL is a cultural project that has elected music as its main ethic, or paradigm. We aim at suggesting a global comprehension of the world and its cultures, through the promotion and exploration of sound. The web-radio has been created for this purpose, and so gathers activists, record store owners, label founders, DJs, musicians, specialists, geeks, weirdos and amateurs, who all continue to expand the scope of our project with daily broadcasts produced either in our three studios, here and there in the world or in special locations.

LYL has been operating in Lyon since 2015 from Les Ateliers SUMO, and has opened a second outlet in Paris in November 2016 and Brussels in 2020. The native studio in Lyon is now located at Bistrot Senior, a restaurant opened by LYL's creator, in the heart of the French city, while LYL Paris streams from the notorious record dealer Dizonord in the XVIIIth and La Brasserie Atlas now welcomes our Belgian studio in Brussels. Via these studios and a good number of international contributors, LYL presents live shows (over 180 regular shows as well as guest shows and special programs), organises various events (concerts, club nights, exhibitions, talks and more) and collaborates with different entities interested in arts and music.

Right now, the web-radio is streaming live programs from Tuesdays to Fridays 12PM—12AM (Paris Time), and beyond this schedule on special occasions.

LYL is an auto-financed, sponsor-free, subsidies-free entity, thriving on its many dedicated volunteers and contributors. We believe DIY is the way when it comes to music. We therefore want to thank from the bottom of our hearts all of them, our hosts, past and present, occasional and permanent, volunteers, graphic designers, webmasters, programmers and, of course, listeners!